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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Cantrell v. Henry 696 S.W.2d 12 1985 1 inheritance Tennessee
Martin v. Palmer 1 S.W.3d 875 1999 1 inheritance Texas
McNally v. Guevara 989 S.W.2d 380 1999 1 inheritance Texas
Funkhouser v. Panizza No. 15048, 1994 Va. Cir. LEXIS 932, at *9 (Cir. Ct. Oct. 12, 1994) 1994 1 inheritance Virginia
Estate of Floyd 79 Va. Cir. 187 2009 1 inheritance Virginia
Richardson v. Bridges 260 Ga. 62 1990 1 inheritance Georgia
Edwards v. Van De Rostyne 245 S.W.3d 797 2008 1 in forma pauperis Kentucky
Saxon v. Ames 47 Miss. 565 1873 0 Inequality in the division of slaves in an estate Mississippi
United States v. Buck 24 F. Cas. 1289 1860 0 Indictment under fugitive slave act District Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Williams 28 F. Cas. 631 1852 0 Indictment under fugitive slave act District Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Pompey 2 D.C. 246 1821 0 Indictments United States
United States v. John 4 D.C. 336 1833 0 Indictments United States
Nels v. State 2 Tex. 281 1847 0 Indictment on slave for murder Texas
Carpenter v. State 23 Ala. 84 1853 0 Indictment on assault Alabama
United States v. The La Jeune Eugenie 26 F. Cas. 832 1822 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
United States v. Battiste 24 F. Cas. 1042 1835 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
United States v. La Coste 26 F. Cas. 826 1820 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
United States v. Flowery 25 F. Cas. 1124 1845 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
United States v. Smith 27 F. Cas. 1167 1820 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
The Mary Ann 16 F. Cas. 949 1848 0 Indictment of slave trader District Court, S.D. New York